Azure Synapse Analytics vs. Databricks
Which one is the better Platform when using Azure Cloud?
Both systems are well-known solutions for building up a Data Warehouse or Data Lakehouse, Microsoft offers both solutions in their Azure Cloud, but which is the better solution?
Azure Synapse Analytics and (Azure) Databricks are both popular cloud-based platforms for Data Analytics and Big Data processing. However, they have some key differences that make them suitable for different use cases.
Azure Synapse Analytics is Microsoft’s successor of Azure SQL Data Warehouse. Azure Synapse is a fully managed platform that combines data integration, analytics and data integration services. It enables ingestion, preparation, management and delivery of data for instant Business Intelligence and Machine Learning [1].
Databricks, on the other hand, is a Big Data processing and analytics platform based on Apache Spark. It includes a number of advanced features for distributed data processing, such as automatic scaling, dynamic resource allocation and built-in…
